AQUAMARINE

Around Home 1. Conserve Water Use less water so excess runoff and wastewater will not flow into the ocean. 2. Reduce Pollutants Choose nontoxic chemicals and dispose of herbicides, pesticides, and cleaning products properly. 3. Reduce Waste Cut down on what you throw away. Around Town 4 . Shop Wisely Choose sustainable seafood. Buy less plastic and bring a reusable bag.          5. Reduce Vehicle Pollution Use fuel efficient vehicles, carpool or ride a bike. 6. Use Less Energy Choose energy efficient light bulbs and don't overset your thermostat. On the Water  7. Fish Responsibly Follow "catch and release" practices and keep more fish alive.   8. Practice Safe Boating Anchor in sandy areas far from coral and sea grasses. Adhere to "no wake" zones. 9. Respect Habitat Healthy habitat and survival go hand in hand. Treat with ca...

  Mermaids have been a popular subject of art and literature in recent centuries, such as in Hans Christian Andersen 's literary fairy tale " The Little Mermaid " (1836). They have subsequently been depicted in operas, paintings, books, comics, animation, and live action films.   In folklore , a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish . Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Asia, and Africa. In ancient Assyria , the goddess Atargatis transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings. In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same traditions), they can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans. The male equivalent of the mermaid is the merman , also a familiar f...

  RAJA AMPAT Kepulauan Raja Ampat merupakan rangkaian empat gugusan pulau yang berdekatan dan berlokasi di barat bagian Kepala Burung ( Vogelkoop ) Pulau Papua . Secara administrasi, gugusan ini berada di bawah Kabupaten Raja Ampat , Provinsi Papua Barat . Kepulauan ini sekarang menjadi tujuan para penyelam yang tertarik akan keindahan pemandangan bawah lautnya. Empat gugusan pulau yang menjadi anggotanya dinamakan menurut empat pulau terbesarnya, yaitu Pulau Waigeo , Pulau Misool , Pulau Salawati , dan Pulau Batanta .     Asal Usul dan Sejarah     Asal mula nama Raja Ampat menurut mitos masyarakat setempat berasal dari seorang wanita yang menemukan tujuh telur. Empat butir di antaranya menetas menjadi empat orang pangeran yang berpisah dan masing-masing menjadi raja yang berkuasa di Waigeo, Salawati, Misool Timur dan Misool Barat. Sementara itu, tiga butir telur lainnya menjadi hantu, seorang wanita, dan sebuah batu. [1] Dalam perjalanan...

 From outer space Earth looks like an awesome blue marble. That’s because most of Earth’s surface—more than 70 percent—is covered by oceans.        EARTH UNDERWATER     Oceans are areas of salty water that fill enormous basins on the Earth’s surface. Even though Earth has one continuous body of saltwater, scientists and geographers divide it into five different sections. From biggest to smallest, they are the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Antarctic (sometimes called the Southern), and the Arctic Oceans. Oceans are deep as well as wide. On average an ocean is a little over two miles deep. But about 200 miles southwest of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, the water in the Mariana Trench is almost seven miles deep. That’s the deepest part of the ocean.     CLIMATE CONTROL     Oceans help keep Earth’s climate habitable. By moving water around the globe, the oceans help to keep places from getting too hot or too cold. Oceans...

Diving     What Is It? The definition of diving is an important thing for lovers of water sports to understand. Diving is a diving activity to see the beauty of the underwater world using special breathing tools such as oxygen cylinders for example. Beach and water sports are very popular and are often used as a recreation area to get the benefits of traveling and also as a hobby. As explained above, diving is one of the water sports activities. To be able to do this activity, special skills and equipment are needed. For example, frog legs, goggles and oxygen cylinders. Divers also need wetsuits that keep them safe and comfortable to explore the underwater world. Diving Equipments Understanding  In this scuba diving, one can also dive to the bottom of the water. Underwater scenery in the form of coral reefs and also a variety of fish and marine life to attract divers. This makes them not hesitate to take dangerous risks to reach certain ocean depths. To do diving, ...

Often dubbed the unicorns of the sea, narwhals are strange and beautiful creatures with long tusks protruding from their heads. Members of the population of more than 80,000 can weigh up to 4,200 pounds and grow as long as 17 feet in length. Read on to learn more about these fascinating animals. 1. What is a narwhal tusk? The narwhal tusk—most commonly found on males—is actually an enlarged tooth with sensory capability and up to 10 million nerve endings inside. Some narwhals have up to two tusks, while others have none. The spiraled tusk juts from the head and can grow as long at 10 feet. © Paul Nicklen / National Geographic Stock / WWF-Canada 2. Where do narwhals live? Unlike some whale species that migrate, narwhals spend their lives in the Arctic waters of Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. Most narwhals winter for up to five months under sea ice in the Baffin Bay-Davis Strait area. © Paul Nicklen / National Geo...

  1. Our oceans cover more than 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. With so much of the Earth’s surface taken up by ocean, it’s evident how vital these marine environments are to the planet, and how much there still is to be explored. 2. The majority of life on Earth is aquatic. As so much of the Earth’s surface is underwater, it comes as no surprise that marine species outnumber those on land. But, it’s an incredible 94 per cent of the Earth’s living species that exist within the oceans. 3. Less than five per cent of the planet’s oceans have been explored. According to the Ocean Service, man has explored less than five per cent of Earth’s oceans. As researchers strive to discover more, we’re continually getting to know our oceans better. 4. The world’s longest mountain chain is underwater. Earth’s longest chain of mountains, the Mid-Ocean Ridge, is almost entirely beneath the ocean, stretching across a distance of 65,000 kilometres. It’s said that this mountain cha...

  What's an Axolotl?  The axolotl , Ambystoma mexicanum , also known as the Mexican walking fish , is a neotenic salamander related to the tiger salamander . Although colloquially known as a " walking fish ", the axolotl is not a fish but an amphibian . The species was originally found in several lakes, such as Lake Xochimilco underlying Mexico City . Axolotls are unusual among amphibians in that they reach adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis . Instead of taking to the land, adults remain aquatic and gilled .     Axolotl  Axolotls should not be confused with waterdogs , the larval stage of the closely related tiger salamanders ( A. tigrinum and A. mavortium ), which are widespread in much of North America and occasionally become neotenic. Neither should they be confused with mudpuppies ( Necturus spp.), fully aquatic salamanders from a different family that are not closely related to the axolotl but bear a superficial resemblance.   ...

    Pulau Lengkuas Pulau Lengkuas adalah salah sebuah pulau di Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung . Letaknya di sebelah utara Pantai Tanjung Kelayang, Kecamatan Sijuk, Kabupaten Belitung . Pulau ini merupakan satu dari ratusan pulau yang mengelilingi Pulau Belitung . Daya tarik utama di pulau ini adalah sebuah mercusuar tua yang dibangun oleh pemerintah Kolonial Belanda pada tahun 1882. Hingga saat ini, mercusuar tersebut masih berfungsi sebagai penuntun lalu lintas kapal yang melewati atau keluar masuk Pulau Belitung.  Pariwisata Di Pulau Lengkuas terdapat batu granit , pasir putih dan air laut yang jernih. Pulau kecil yang bisa dikelilingi dalam waktu 20 menit ini, dapat didatangi dengan perahu sewaan dari Tanjung Binga maupun Tanjung Kelayang . Pulau ini adalah tujuan untuk snorkeling dan menyelam. Ada juga wreck indomarine. Penjaga mercusuar juga memelihara Penyu hijau. [2] Untuk menjaga kebersihan dan keberlanjutan lingkungan, pengunjung disarankan untuk m...

Ready to meet some seriously strange creatures? Things you won’t believe actually  exist?! Then take a deep breath as we dive into the deep to get up close and personal with the ocean’s weirdest wonders…   1. Leafy Sea Dragon   Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia. A leafy sea dragon fish. This may look like your average piece of seaweed but, believe it or not, it’s actually a fish ! Found along the southern and western coast of Australia , the leafy sea dragon is a member of the same family as the seahorse – the Syngnathidae family . They grow to around 20-24cm long and feed on plankton and small crustaceans. Moving through the water using their tiny fins, this fab fish”s long, leafy extensions allow it to hide from predators by blending in with seaweed! David Attenborough has said he counts the leafy sea dragon as his favourite animal. Cool, eh?  natgeokids 2. Christmas Tree Worm   Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) filter feedin...